Directional Orientation of Harbor (Phoca vitulina) and Gray (Halichoerus grypus) Seals at Haul-out Locations in New York City.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Luong, Victoria; Woo, Kevin L.; Biolsi, Kristy L.; Kils, Bjoern; Radhakrishnan, Preethi
- Source
- Aquatic Mammals. 2023, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p388-394. 7p.
- Subject
- *GRAY seal
*ANIMAL behavior
*AQUATIC mammals
*MARINE biology
*MARINE mammals
*RINGED seal
*HARBOR seal
- Language
- ISSN
- 0167-5427
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